Law Society-v-Marie Angelo Land
Interlocutor
Edinburgh, 2 November 2006. The Tribunal having considered the Complaint dated 25 May 2006 at the instance of the Council of the Law Society against Marie Angelo Land, Solicitor, 29 Nicolson Street, Greenock; Find the Respondent guilty of professional misconduct in respect of her failure between 21 May 2001 and 24 April 2003 to adequately supervise her employee and failure to have in place an effective system of supervision of her employees and for the protection of clients; Make no finding of professional misconduct in respect of her failure to implement a mandate; Censure the Respondent and Direct in terms of Section 53 (5) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 that any practising certificate held or to be issued to the Respondent shall be subject to such Restriction as will prevent her while acting as a sole practitioner from employing any qualified assistant or trainee for an aggregate period of five years and thereafter until such time as she satisfies the Council of the Law Society of Scotland or the Practising Certificate Committee of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland that she is fit to supervise a qualified assistant or trainee; Find the Respondent liable in the expenses of the Complainers and in the expenses of the Tribunal as the same may be taxed by the auditor of the Court of Session on a solicitor and client indemnity basis in terms of Chapter Three of the last published Law Society’s Table of Fees for General Business at a unit rate of £11.85; and Direct that publicity will be given to this decision and that this publicity should include the name of the Respondent.
A. M. Cockburn
Chairman